While Summer sees a downturn in many businesses, life at Princes House is neither quiet nor dull! We continue to benefit from the joys of doing our own thing, while sharing in the value of being a collective.
At our recent business get-together, we were delighted to welcome Terry Mullins from The Reluctant Salesman. With great gusto and enthusiasm, he inspired us creative beings to enjoy valuing our expertise in business terms. As award-winners in our own rights, we are now proud to shout about this and to share our expertise: we are already seeing the results!
Annie Harvey has been asked to design a wedding gown for literary heroine Elizabeth Bennet! This year sees 200 years since the publication of the nation’s favourite novel “Pride and Prejudice” and the organisers of the Jane Austen Festival, in Bath,,have asked Annie to make a Lizzie Bennet inspired Gown to close a Fashion Show being held the on the 14th September 2013 which will be broadcast to Jane Austen societies around the world. This is a real 'home-coming' for Annie as she visited Jane Austen's House,with a friend at aged 15, dressed as the lady herself and had her picture taken by a handful of Japanese tourists as they 'took a turn about the grounds' with the director of the museum.
Just four years into her business, Victoria Walker has been selected to exhibit at the prestigious Goldsmiths Fair in London this September. The Fair is described as 'the ultimate one-stop destination for those seeking out jewellery and silver, by the most exciting independent designer-makers in the UK. Established in 1983, the Fair has grown in stature and allure, and is now considered to be the most important and prestigious event of its kind in Europe. Victoria is absolutely delighted and plans to exhibit a selection of her kinetic lockets made entirely in gold. She will be exhibiting during week one, 23-29th Sept. Goldsmith’s Hall, Foster Lane, London, EC2V 6BN.
Meanwhile, Natalie Fox has launched a new website advertising her bespoke stationery design service. This covers wedding stationery, event stationery and business stationery. Go to www.nataliefoxdesign.co.uk for ideas and feel free to ask her advice.
Clare Greenwood has been booked for a diverse range of talks, including a presentation in Plymouth, for the Dental industry, from all over the South West, as well as seminars to various medical faculties and corporate ventures. Her strap-line “Look the Biz with Looks Magic” is recognised as an important aspect of engaging on a personal and corporate level.
Anna Burt and Helena Giles are developing their business models as we speak, so look out for our forthcoming blogs. Ella Butler is busy revamping her website and Mirri Damer is currently sourcing sapphires in foreign climes, so we can’t wait for her update on that adventure!
Corinna and Steve are so busy preparing food that we hardly see them, but we so enjoyed their fantastic canapes at our recent “Wedding Planners Open Day”. Sarah Hooper has a busy itinerary at the moment, in some cases going to three weddings a day to do their hair, quite a feat but achievable for someone with her skills.
Anna and Holly have been working together coming up with some fantastic ensembles using matching fabric for the headdresses and wedding dresses and, as people realise that the occasion doesn’t need to be a wedding, the creative prospects are becoming limitless!
So just when we need it, at the end of the busy day, we can now enjoy being pampered by Rosemary Taylor who has an amazing therapy room offering a range of pampering and therapy sessions also available to men, an ideal gift idea!
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As the recession filters more and more into every aspect of our daily lives, businesses are increasingly under more scutiny, as are you and your role. Your profile and visibility become even more important, whether as a team member or individual pioneer.
Now it’s imperative to stand out and deliver.
Clare Greenwood of Looks Magic refers to her motto,“Be Seen and Heard”, set the scene, don’t follow the herd! This message is all about branding yourself or business in such a way that you have the impact and presence that attracts people to YOU! With every enterprise, this takes into account that you need to attract the appropriate business that benefits you and your customer/client base, it is a case of mutual attraction.
It is vital that you engage people in a positive and vibrant way. If you fail to recognise that it is human nature to identify with success rather than failure, your business is doomed! So, whether your business is booming or feeling the hideous drain of a dragging recession, you need to manage the perceptions that others have of you.
Look like a failure, you start to feel like a failure and the spiral will surely whirl downwards. Look great and feel great and suddenly you engage with a more positive energy which in turn attracts more visibility and engagement.
Whether on a more personal or professional level, you need to be seen, be consistent with who you or your brand is and make sure that people like what they see! This of course means that you have to be seen to be proud and enjoy what you are offering. One of the biggest lessons that it is worth reminding ourselves, is that if we don’t like ourselves, why would we expect anyone to like us. Put that into a business model and learn to love every aspect of your product, even if that means you. Then you have some chance of sharing this love with a world that needs you and what you have to offer!
Clare delivers “Be Seen and Heard” life coaching and personal or business branding sessions so that you can develop an authentic, attractive and visible profile.
For more information on Clare's services - or to make an appointment visit her website looksmagic.biz or call 07877 654 543 to make an appointment!
